Sunday Downtime - All Evolve Media Sites are being migrated to a new data center Sunday Dec 11, 2016. The migration will occur during an 8 AM to 2 PM (Pacific Time) maintenance window. We will have up to 1 hour of downtime for any of our sites.

Trade Rumors and Free Agent TalkTrade rumors, transactions, and free agent talk. Rumors must use the RUMOR prefix in thread title. Proposals must contain the PROPOSAL prefix in the thread title.

Didn't have a great year, so you'll get a lot of fans that wouldn't be opposed to moving him.

I would do a trade around Troy Brouwer

But honestly, I don't think management would look to trade Gorges, they seem to be big on character players, and Gorges was the player who took one of the young players into his home last year, so I think management wants to keep him around specially with wanting to build a young team.

Didn't have a great year, so you'll get a lot of fans that wouldn't be opposed to moving him.

I would do a trade around Troy Brouwer

But honestly, I don't think management would look to trade Gorges, they seem to be big on character players, and Gorges was the player who took one of the young players into his home last year, so I think management wants to keep him around specially with wanting to build a young team.

@Habsawce that's wonderful however if our management did I would like some kind of drug test.

Gorges is on a long contract and can be replaced with the depth on defense the team has IMO. Ward or Wilson fill a need for grit, size and PK in the bottom 6 that the team needs going forward if they're going to compete.

Unless you think you could squeeze a 2nd out of Washington as well I think it could work.

Value-wise, Troy Brouwer is fair value but as others have mentioned, there isn't anyone (yet) ready to take on Gorges minutes on defense (and be as effective). It would then take an overpayment for that reason.

Would something like Erskine/Orlov + Brouwer/Chimera/Ward interest Habs fans? Gives them a grinding forward along with either a promising young defender in Orlov, or a tough defensive defenseman in Erskine.

Would something like Erskine/Orlov + Brouwer/Chimera/Ward interest Habs fans? Gives them a grinding forward along with either a promising young defender in Orlov, or a tough defensive defenseman in Erskine.

Maybe something around Laich and Gorges? Predicated on the fact that McPhee, by some unlikely miracle, does look outside the organization and bring in a 2C.

what about McPhee...like him or as most do, hate him...tells you he wants to part with laich? i sure don't see it. i certainly see McPhee planning on Johansson at 2c as the season progresses and laich moving back to wing, but i don't see Laich being for sale.

when was the last time McPhee traded a piece he thought of as a long term part of the plan?

edit: with Laich's groin, most teams are going to want to make sure he is healthy and has his game back before trading for him. if he is playing well enough for teams to want him, you'd think McPhee would then want to keep him.